Gouachemole!

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LOCATION 207 N. Broadway Street, Suite L

Santa Ana, CA 92701

studio@crescendoh.com

Cubism is a style of art that preceded Abstract Expressionism, which incubated a grand rebellion against Realism. Basically, cubists argued that a still life painting of a tomato fell short of showing the entire truth of that tomato and that the way to remedy that was to show all aspects of the fruit at the same time. And in order to do that, the tomato needed to be shattered/fragmented and then all its parts and pieces painted on the canvas all at the same time.

In this 2-day workshop we will paint with gouache on paper ... and instead of smashing tomatoes, we will learn to use photo references to paint a portrait to show different aspects of a face all at the same time.

I will have photo references that you use to paint in the cubist style. However, we will also spend some time showing you how I would take photos of a subject to paint in this style for future reference.

MATERIALS LIST: Each participant is asked to bring the following to the workshop:

PAPER: I like Acquarello watercolour/Artistico Traditional White paper by Fabriano (hot press, 140 lb) that comes in a 5x7 pad. If you prefer a different paper, please feel free to bring it.

GOUACHE PAINTS: I like artist-grade designer gouache by Winsor & Newton and I also like Acryla acrylic gouache by Holbein. Bring assorted colors including whites, blues, reds, yellows, browns, and black for sure, and then optionally, pinks, purples, greens, and oranges

PAINTBRUSHES: My favorites are the synthetic Golden Taklon bright (aka: short flat) brushes by Trekell. If you can't get the ones by Trekell, there are other synthetic brushes by different manufacturers.